Anu Virtanen Juho Särkilä, Chief Specialist, Head of Administration/Management Office, assumes the role of temporary Director of CMC Finland, starting on September 1, 2024. Särkilä returned to CMC in August, having served in civilian crisis management tasks abroad. Jari Mustonen, who served as Director during the spring of 2024, will take a leave of absence. Information regarding … Read more
Together with CMC Finland, and other partners, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland welcomes you to the Crisis Management NOW Expo on 22 May 2024 at Wanha Satama (Pikku Satamakatu 3, Helsinki). Finland participates actively in military and civilian crisis management within the UN, EU, NATO and the OSCE. Come and listen to panel … Read more
CMC Finland is introducing a new visual identity on April 23, 2024. The design is based on our vision of civilian crisis management as a promoter of human security and sustainable peace. Human Security Know-how CMC Finland’s mission is to be a civilian crisis management centre of excellence, advancing human security and sustainable peace by … Read more
How to navigate as a female in male-dominated sectors within high-risk environments? Both opportunities and complexities involved go beyond just the male-female dynamic or broad cultural differences. It is crucial to consider a broader spectrum of factors that influence these dynamics. Woman’s career in high-risk environments – not accepted by all I was born into … Read more
It was election day and we were observing voting in Bong County, Liberia. Registered voters were asked to cast a vote for a Presidential, a Senate, and a House of Representative candidate of their choice. Entering a polling station in the outskirts of Gbarnga, we saw the presiding officer standing in the middle of … Read more
